Chair attachment.



N0. 7"],526. Patented Ont. 7, I902.

' A. M. SHAUCK.

CHAIR ATTACHMENT.

(Application filed. Apr. 12, 1902.)

{No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

ARTHUR M. SIIAUCK, OF GALION, OHIO.

CHAlR ATTACHMENT.

'rSPECIFIOATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,526, dated October '7, 1902.

Application filed April 12, 1902. Serial No. 102,631. \No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR H. SHAUCK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Galion, in the county of Crawford and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Iniprovements in Chair Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention provides a simple and novel construction of book-rest and desk attachment for chairs, thereby enabling the occupant of the chair either to support a book in convenient position for reading or a support for paper when writing, or marking thereon, the attachment being connected with the chair either so as to be turned aside out of the way when the person is about to leave or to occupy the chair or to be disconnected from the chair, so as to be out of the way when not required for use, the chair-frame being provided with means for reception of the book-rest or attachment when disconnected from the arm, so as to be conveniently at hand when required for use.

The improvement consists, essentially, of the means for pivotally and detachably connecting the book-rest with an arm of the chair and the supporting means for said rest when placed beneath the seat of the chair, so as to be out of the way.

The improvement also consists of the structural details and peculiar combinations of the parts, which hereinafter will be more particularly set forth, illustrated, and finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the invention applied to a rocking-chair, the dotted lines indicating the position of the hook-rest when turned aside to admit of a person occupying or leaving the chair. Fig. 2 is a detail section showing the means for pivotally connecting the book-rest with an arm of the chair, also the means for supporting the book-rest when placed under the seat, the dotted lines indicating the position of the book-rest when so placed. Fig. 3 is a view of the book-rest or attachment inverted. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the pivotal corner portion I tion.

of the book-rest, showing more clearly the pivot-rod.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to'in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The attachment is designed for any type of chair, the rocking-chair illustrated being selected simply for the purpose of illustra- An upright 1, serving to connect an arm 2 with a side portion of the seat 3, is bored for the reception of a pivot-rod 4, which passes therethro'ugrh and is protected and concealed thereby. The lower end portion of the bore is enlarged, as shown at 5, to receive a coil-spring 6, mounted upon the lower end portion of the pivot-rod 4 and confined between the shoulder 7 at the inner or upper end of the part 6, and a stop, washer, or nut 8 at the lower end of said pivot-rod. This coil-sprint: 6 is of the expansible type and exerts a downward pressure upon the pivotrod 4:, so as to hold its head 9 in close contact with the book-rest or attachment 10. The spring 6 is likewise housed and protected by the bore or opening of the upright 1.

The book-rest 10 may be a board, table, or like support of a length to rest upon the arms of the chair when in use, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 1. The inner edge portion of the book-rest is cut away midway of its ends,

so as to clear the person of the occupant of the chair, and the corresponding outer edge portion is outwardly curved to provide ample support for books, papers, and the like. Depressions 11 are provided in an end portion of the part 10 to receive pens and pencils, so as to prevent their displacement when temporarily placed upon the part 10. The bookrest is pivot-ally and detachably connected at one end with an arm of the chair and for this purpose is provided near an outer rear corner with a keyhole-slot 12, said slot being countersunk at its rear end, as shown at 13, to receive the head 9 of the pivot-rod 4, thereby admitting of said head coming about flush with the top side of the part 10, as well as providing a seat for such head to prevent slipping of the book-rest both when in service and duringits pivotal movements. hen a person desires either to occupy or to leave the chair,

the book-rest is turned aside, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1; but when the said book-rest is not required for immediate use it is disconnected from the arm of the chair, this being accomplished by pressing the pivotrod at upward a distance to unseat its head 9 from the countersink 13 and by moving the book-rest to bring the head 9 in register with the large end of the slot 12,when the said bookrest may be lifted from the chair.

A shelf 14 is located beneath the seat 3, adjacent thereto, and is supported at its ends by rungs 15, a pair being provided at each side of the chair, the lower rungs supporting the shelf 14 and the upper rungs constituting stops to prevent outward displacement of the book-rest when slid beneath the seat 3 upon the shelfl. When the book-rest 10 is detached from the chair, it is placed beneath the seat 3 upon the shelf 14, as indicated most clearly by the dot-ted lines in Fig. 2.

A holder 16 is located beneath the bookrest and consists of spring-wire of suitable gage having its end portions bent about at a right angle to provide an approximately U- shaped frame, which is attached at its ends to the book-rest in any convenient and substantial way. This holder 16 may be used for securing books, papers, and like articles in place when required.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is- 1. In combination, achair having an upright between an arm and the seat longitudinally bored, a fastening located in the bore of said upright, and a book-rest connected to an arm of the chair by the said fastening, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination, a chair having an upright between an arm and the seat longitudinally bored and having the bore enlarged at one end, a pivot-rod located in the bore of the upright, a spring mounted upon the pivot-rod and located in the enlarged portion of said bore and normally exerting a pressure upon the pivot-rod, and a book-rest pivotally and detachably connected with an arm of the chair by means of said pivotrod, substantially as specified.

3. In combination, a chair, pairs of rungs at each side of the chair below the seat, a shelf located between the rungs of each pair, and a book-rest detachably connected with the arms of the chair and adapted when not in use to be placed beneath the seat upon the said shelf and held from lateral displacement by the upper rungs of the pairs, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR M. SHAUOK. [L. s.]

WVitnesses:

ANTHONY WATTER, JOHN ENGLISH. 

